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also fetich
1
as in problem
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
dieting seems to be a fetish with some people
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2
as in talisman
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
an archaeologist discovering an old animal tooth that may have been worn as a fetish
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Recent Examples of fetish
The Village People were dressed as a construction worker, in a leather fetish costume, as a police officer, and as a Native American.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
But the pieces linked libidinal fetishes with consumerist ones, a truth whose relevance has only inflated.
—Max Lakin, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
From there, James follows Helen into a subculture where others share their extreme fetish for car crashes.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Only one of them has a fetish for the fetid stink of porta potties, but the other one has their weird kinks too.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
But the pieces linked libidinal fetishes with consumerist ones, a truth whose relevance has only inflated.
—Max Lakin, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
From there, James follows Helen into a subculture where others share their extreme fetish for car crashes.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Only one of them has a fetish for the fetid stink of porta potties, but the other one has their weird kinks too.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetish
Noun
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Irving with Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively, Daniel Gafford along with Klay Thompson and P.J. Washington - that’s a team that would have been a problem.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Apr. 2025
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Another problem: The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to hear its challenge of a rule that prevents a president from firing independent agency board members without cause.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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During his Vanguard set, Moran at one point paused to hold up a talisman.—
Elizabeth Alexander,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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Brianna takes a picture of the shell on the beach, then holds it in her hand, staring as if at a talisman.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In terms of design, the waterfall look of the nightstands fits into today’s obsession with midcentury modern, and the curved effect makes the room feel that much more soft and relaxed.—
Bryce Jones,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Apr. 2025
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There's a flip side to this national obsession, however.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Farther north, Louie the Cardinal wins the ACC mascot championship race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord to kickoff the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament in Charlotte; team mascots compete on the famed quarter-mile at Charlotte Motor Speedway.—
The Pham,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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Getting to the playoffs should be the real expectation, and whatever happens in October is about luck and health more than preparation or fast-food mascots.—
Keith Law,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Performing across two consecutive weekends, people in their finest festival wear gather to dance in the open field, hold their barricade spot secure for the night’s headliner and possibly discover their next musical fixation.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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And this fixation with coming out on top goes beyond run-of-the-mill comparisons, Baker says, and enters more toxic territory.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Discovery: On a hike with her family, a 3-year-old stumbled across a 3,800-year-old Egyptian amulet.—
Justin Porter,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, April 2, the Israel Antiquities Authority revealed in a Facebook post that three-year-old Ziv Nitzan of Ramot Meir found a 3,800-year-old scarab amulet during a family trip to Tel Azekah, Israel in March.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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These videos present an unattainable life American society has been obsessed with fitness and beauty for decades, but for much of that time, such preoccupations were considered unmasculine, writes historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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But Francis is no longer Bergoglio, and Hope makes clear that his preoccupations are now global, as is his congregation.—
Federico Perelmuter,
The Dial,
13 Mar. 2025
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This highlights one of the problems of the current sanction and tariff mania in Washington.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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But that, and this current pickleball mania, pales in comparison to bowling’s boom.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Fetish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetish. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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